Document: Arrest Made in Homicide on 16th Street, NW

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Policarpo Casarrubias-Rodriguez in connection to a fatal stabbing Sept. 9.

According to a press release, Casarrubias-Rodriguez, 44, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing Israel Gomez on the 3100 block of 16th Street, NW.

Gomez, 37, was brought to an area hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Casarrubias-Rodriguez is scheduled to be presented in court on Sept. 10.

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